Eventually the site gained religious significance, with temples being added to the area. The iconic buildings were ...

As we descended the hill, we entered the Acropolis Museum, which houses many of the statues, temple pieces and artifacts ... and goddesses like Zeus, Athena, Aphrodite, Dionysus and more.

Dedicated to Athena Parthenos, or "Athena the Virgin," the magnificent Parthenon stands atop the Acropolis, on the site of another lost temple to Athens' patron goddess. Little is known about this ...